Niobe Fritillary

Niobe Fritillary
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Argynnis
Species:	A. niobe
Binomial name
Argynnis niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Niobe Fritillary (Argynnis niobe) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is common throughout Europe, but absent from Northern Europe, and is also found in Siberia, Russia, Iran, China, and Korea^[1]

Flight is from May to August, size is 46–60 millimetres (1.8–2.4 in), and is found at altitudes between sea level and 2,400 metres (7,900 ft).^[2]

Description

This species has a brown-orange background with black dots and stripes.

Feeding habits

This species feeds on Viola tricolor and Plantago lanceolata.

References

1. ^ Informatio on Niobe Fritillary
2. ^ Butterfly Guide

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